One More Week Of April

 After the warm end of March, April just couldn't get its act together weather-wise to make for good fishing.  It was just about ready to start popping one week ago, and then that major cool-down happened. It looks like things are gonna change this week. I thought for sure we would be full-on post-spawn by Opener on the 15th, but the Full moon is tomorrow, and there is very few bass in shallow right now. It looks like the fish are set up to go gangbusters in May. Sucks that Opener doesn't happen this year until the month will be half gone. 

Bass Pundit's Fishing Outlook For May 2017

Ohhh Sucky Ducky, Sucky Ducky!!!

This is an expression I learned from a fellow Tentmaker  Youth Director to denote enthusiasm for something that has stuck with me since I first heard it back in the Summer of '97.  I am pretty excited to be putting the panfish rods aside for the most part in a couple of weeks.  I've caught over 800 panfish so far this year.  I am ready to start putting the hammer down on bass, pike, and eyes.  I actually welcomed those last couple of cold fronts with snow and freezing temps.  I want to keep as many bass as possible pre-spawn for the catch and release season, which starts 3 days after the full moon on May 10th.

I should be putting the Trophy at the Lake Place sometime early next week.  I plan to start out on Opener at Eddy's Jetty fishing for eye's at midnight and every night the night ban isn't in place, same as usual.  I should have an updated outlook for Opener with more details a day or two before the big day.

This month once season opens things are mostly going to be dedicated to pre-fishing for the Bass Snatcher Club Tournament on Platte/Sullivan on June 3rd and a lot of trips to the Grumpy Old Man Hole, of coarse.

The extended forecast looks like it's topwater fishing from the word go this year, Oh Sucky Ducky!!!